Cedra Mayfield

September 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"He persuaded [the plaintiffs] to invest over a million dollars of their life savings with him, all of which immediately disappeared," said plaintiff counsel Drew Beal of Beal, Sutherland, Berlin & Brown in Atlanta.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

September 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"[T]he lease payments Funvestment makes to Tiny Towne for its lease of the COAMs—which also constitute income to Tiny Towne—are exempt from sales and use taxes under OCGA § 48-8-3 (43)," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled. "Funvestment is not obligated to pay nor is Tiny Towne obligated to remit any sales and use taxes to the DOR on these lease revenues."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The former Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia event coordinator has been sentenced to serve three years in prison, 12 years on probation and pay $5,000 fine.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

One of these candidates is expected to fill a vacancy on the Macon Judicial Circuit bench created by the resignation of Chief Judge Howard Z. Simms.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"There's no question that they're going to try to appeal," said plaintiff attorney Ben C. Brodhead of Brodhead Law.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted two judges and seven attorneys as candidate to fill judicial vacancies in the Atlantic, Coweta, Dougherty and Macon judicial circuits.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"I wonder if I'll get in trouble for talking about a gag order," plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi says in a social media post. "A gag order is an option for a judge to prevent lawyers from saying anything about an ongoing case. On its face, it's a violation of your First Amendment rights and Freedom of Speech."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"During your time being employed at the clerk's office with Judge Peterson, has she ever gone over with or trained you on the Uniform Rules of the Probate Court?," asked Judicial Qualifications Commission Director Courtney Veal.

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

September 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"When I pressed that button, I sat there and just waited and finally a deputy came," testified Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"[Jurors] understand that despite a bad outcome that the doctor was there and focused and did his or her best," said Huff, Powell & Bailey partner R. Page Powell. "Those kinds of things still resonate with people."

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read